Glass-batch gatherer.



J. I. ARBOGAST.

GLASS BATCH GATHERER.'

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 1910. *15000,22@ A Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

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J. I. ARBOGAST.

GLASS BATCH GATHBRER.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY16, 1910.

Patented Aug. 3, 1911.

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- Ji/SL25 0 'fw/@fl ywrNEssEs l/ @iwf 40 1 successively .gathered in batches,"a'nd ycom GLAsS-ircn.Gerritsen" a citiaen of the United# States ofv America,"

residing-at -'Sr "S; Pittsburg, in the county of .Alleghnyand Stateof Pennsylvania', have invented certain new and lsefulvflmprove" ments iny Glas'sBatChfGatherers' of'j'which Y the. folloW-in`g is 'a specification, reference being ha d .therein to' 'the 3 accompanying' f 1 f This -invention@v relates -tofa glass batch' ,gatherer anduhas for'its object to provide. a v'gattiererf av manner: asl hereinafter referred atoforggathering abatcheof glass from A'a 'bodyoffmolten glass and'v which is capable of -being'lshifted after the `batch is gatheredfor-transferringthe batch to a mold:-

L pro'videfa glass batch gathererhaving vas glass. '`s :gatherelfi'byv` slict-ion into a sii'ctionv 'head and-,discharged from theheadintoa mold -through 'the medium ot-a1 Apres- 25j 3A.;furthfefrf object 'of the` invention 1s to.

elements' .'thereof means'.-whereby 4a batchof i =With "means' whereby-the device-fris' intermitltelitly' [rotated and tilted 'for successively.

fbringing a Vsu' :tion 'head1 in position with elcient and convenient in its use, readily set.-

- respect to a: o-ody oid'noflten'glass soa batch can-begathered. v'Further;. .objeft's'` o the' invention areetoj provide-5a glass batch gathering',` device fwhichfis comparatively simple in fits con.

struction and airrangement,` strong, durable,

up in operative positionwith respect to'ja body'o molten Aglass lso that the; glass can vbe paratvely inexpensive to manufacture.'tA

.W' ith -the foregoing and'i'other objects vin View, the invention -'consists in the novel constructio`11,combination andY arrangement of .parts as hereinafter more specifically :de-`

I scribed and lillusti'atedin the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown one embodiv ment of the invention, but it is to be u nderf stood that changes, var1at1onsj and. ineditications can befresorted tol which come Within.

the' scope ofthe claims herenntoappended.

In the drawings. Wherein liker reference characters denote corresponding' partsl j' the'several.'yievvs'fl Figure- .1 'is ja ,.beingillustrated in section andbroken away,`

vport- 'oi-fonndationor the base. plate 5 .,is a' compression. spring 12,: the: function {o f is `formed with a vertically-:disposed '1'1'firL'glit 1rx V'19 formed by the bifurcation 16 .areva'r-f formv 23. 1

side elevation tifa4 glassbatch gathering;

tical sectonalyiew a'i-to'ight angl-CS td-thai shown in Fig; v2 .and also. partly' broken away, and

Fig; 'L1-'is sagsectional part-ly 6 broken away.

Interposed bet-Ween -the l'eVerlS and the sup'- vwhich to -.normally maintain the Tlever -8 in an:elevated position.' f 'Thebase'.plate f5' 13 havin a, centrallyedisp'osed:opening il :flyThef-re erencechara'cter15`denotes-a1ped;

e'stal AWhich hasitsgl'ower portion-bifurcated; as at4 16` and'fits upper portion formed-'With a recess 16a' and. a socket' 17. j -lhea'rms -185s- 85'A ranged in paralleli'sinsvith -respe'ctf to the-l l ."upright 1.3v and each of Vsaid'arms ,18, 19;

is formed with' an openingjQO which alines with theopeninglllt. Extending through thealining-ope'nings 14, Q() i's` alpin 21 o1"90 pivotallyconnecting the pedestalio the 11p-' right- 13. The arms 183 19 each-has its lower j terminus positioned ata point removed from the upper face'fofthe plate '5 so that ',Whenthe vvpedestal istilted s'uiicientclearance will L95 v be'had for tiltingyas clearly shown in' Fig. 1 v

Mounted upon and .connected to the pech. estal 15 `byvv thelaterally-extending Web su)l isa platform 23 vprovided centrallygivith an opening ,'24' \vhich communicates- W'ith' the .10c recess 16%, Thel platform 23atdiametrically` Thejournals for theV rollers 26' 'are' indie' cated. by the 1 reference' character 27" and which are mounted -up'on formed .by the Walls'of'the sjepped opel ings-25. f

Arranged over 'the'platform'23" andl mounted upongthe rollers '26 is a revolublef eupfshaped carrier consisting ofan annularf` *he-ad 36. on the suction. stroke of the piston body port-'16u28 open at its top `and having its lower end formed integral with a. bottonil plate 29` which has its lower face' provided.

with an annular groove infWhich extends the v rollers 26. l Depending from the 'bottom-. plate 29 is as:leevej31 which extends through lthe opening -24 andinto the recess 16:L and maintains the .cup-'shapedvcarrier-in operative vposition with respect to the platforniL23.'y The bottom plate 29 isl of rgreater eter ofl ther platform 23',

diameter than thefbody p'ortion28 whereby aflange 2 9a `is provided which, is cnt i'away by. a means which Will be referred to hereinafter for intermittently Ashifting t-he cup- Vshaped carrier. The bottom plate'29 ol' the" carrier. is of less diameter thanthe 'diam- The body portion- 28` of the carrier at 'dia- -metrically opposite points is formed with s eries of openings l'33, Vas shownA eight in number land Iiixedly securedgin each of the openings 33and flushed with the inner, face of the lbody portion. 28 is a laterally-extending suction pipe or tube 34'having an. angularly-disposed `free end 35 to which `is at-I taehed as'uctionfhead. The suction heads ,36- are adapted to 1gather predetermined quantities of molten-glassor a batch of glass, when dipped in'thefbody of molten glass. As shown in `F ig. 1-a suction head 36 extends into a body-of molten glass 37 contained ina pot or'tank 38; the angular end' 35 of the suction pipe'or tube 34 is shown4 as extending through an` opening 39 formed in the top of the pot. or tank 38. Vhen the suction 'head is gathering a batch of glass,th e pedestal 15 is tilted upon its pivot and toward the pot or tank 38. The tilting 'of the pedestal l5 is had by the operator pressing down upon the foot tread 9 whichelevates the `inner end of the level' Sand vertically moves the link 1v1. The link llisipivotally connected as at 39a. to one Vof the Webs 22, as clearly shown in Figs. land 2. Nlien pres-- sure is removed from the tread 9 'the' spring `12 elevates-the 'outer end of the lever 8 and y restores the pedestal l5 to normal position which is as shown `in Fig. 2.

Arranged Withinthe carrier a cylinder 40 having a piston 41prov1dedw1th a piston rod 42l1aving its outer end "formed with a yoke 43, which is engaged vby alever-44 pivoted vas at 45 to a supporting arm'46 y Which projects above the vcylinder 40. The

outer end of the'lever' 44 has a depending 'handle 47' attached thereto vhich -When ulled on'will elevate theinner end of the euer 44 and. 'the-latter engagingA wththe y tlg@ 'Shoulders to form i atchet teeth 32, which are-engaged @sans will elevate' 'the piston i1 meaty` creating suction Within the cylinder 40 vand fpipe 34. i When. the lever '44 is shifted in thejopposite vdirection the piston' 4l willl be flowered'. in the cylindei'40 and vthe batch of glass Whic 1y has been gatheredin the suctionv will beexpelledffrom saidhead. The inner end ofl the cylinder 40 `is-flanged. as at 48 'and 'mounted against the 'flanged end of the ycylinder; 40 is a closure disk 49 iixedlysecured inpositionby thehold fast-devices which extend through the flange `48fand the plate lforming an air tight connection at the inner. end of. the cylinder. 'Depending from f 49. Interposed between the-flangedk end'of the cylinder 40 and the pla'te 49 is a Washer the platel 49l and extending through thev sleeve 31 and into the -socket 17 is van arm 52 rwhich is xedly secured to. the'upper .por

tion .of the pedestal 15 by the transverselyextending hold fast device 53. -The flange 48 vaswell as the plate 49 of such diameter as'to snugly engage the inner aceof the f body portion 28 ofthe revoluble carrier, but the engagement is such' as not to prevent the shifting of the ,carrierV around the. flange 48 and plate 49 and upon the rollers 26. i The inner endsv of each of the suetionpipes or tubes 34 is positioned inv'a" plane above the flange 4 8 and each inner end of 'aj suction.

.pipe or tube. 34-isadapted=to register with shaped extension 54",i form-ed" integral with the inner portion ofthe' cylinder 40,'and

an opening 54 atene end lof the segmentwhich snugly engages the; inner faceof the 1 gageswith' theteeth 32 for vshifting the carend as'at`59 a book shaped dog 60 which en- I rier upon the rollers 2 6 When the solenoid 57 is energized, The core 58' carries a. leaf 'l spring` 6l having` its freeend engagingv the dog 60 for holding` the latter in engagement with the toothed flange 29a. The dog 60 is arrangedover the platform 23 and is in# terposed between the toothed flange 29 of the carrier and a keeper 62 which. is.' formed on the upper face of the platform 23.. '-Th'e; I

solenoid 56 is utilized to intermittently ro-v .tate the carrier one-quarter turn When-four suction pipes or tubes 34 are employed, 'if threebe'employed, the carrier is intermittently shifted by the solenoid a third revoln-` tion, if a pair of pipes or tubes be employed,

thelcarrier is shifted by the,sole'noidfinterjl mittentlyv a half revolution: f l

The pistona41can be operated by any suitable source of power, but referably the piston is `operated throught e'medium of manually7 actuated lever'tl. The piston 4.1,-,

- tank 3S through the med'um ofthe foot op!4 verated lever Srwhich' when actuated byV foot pressure, tilts Athe pedestal whereby thehea'd 3 6 is. shifted into the tank so as to gather the batch of glass when the piston 4l is elevated. lvVhenfpressu-re ilsremoved from the lever 8, the spring l2returns the pedestal `15 to normal' positionv and elevates the head.'

36 clearof t-he pot or ta-nk 38,'50 that thatl head carrying `the-batch of glass can be shifted clear ofthe tankand to amold so tli'at when the inner end of the tube passes clear of the segmentshaped extension 45`tl1e vacuum in the tubcj-will be destroyed and the glass dropped from the head-into the 'mold (not shown) L As long as the innerend of the-suction'tube is traveling against dropped.

the extensionla, the uacuum'will be maintained in lthe tube, but themomentthat the passes clear of. the iextension, the vacuum. Willbe destreyed and the batch l "hat I claiin is l. A glass batch gathering device com.-

said support andlreturning itto normal'position,'a revoluble carrier; suction tubes cairied thereby,a head connected to each tube, a`

stationary cylinder. extending inthe ,carrierand* iixedto said tilta-ble -support and pro- \'i(led with 'v a `.segm'entshaped extension formed Withan'opening constituting a combmed inlet andoutlet and adapted 'to successively'lregist-erwith the tubes, means operatingl .1n- -the cylinder for creating a vacuum in the tubes when they successively -register with the said combined inlet and outlet therebydrawing a batch of glass inl {i1-e head, andqsaid extension 'constituting meansv fe!" temporarily maintaining the vacuum in the -tube until the tube clears the extension' when the vacuum is broken and Athe batch dropped -from the head.

Q. A glass batch gathering device cornprisf` l ing a tiltable support, means vfor tilting vsupportand returning itto normal position,

a. revoluble `carrier,"suction :tubes carried thereby, a head connected to each tube, asta? 'tionary cylinder extending'l iin the carriert;

and fixed `to said tiltable support andf'provided with "a 'segment-shaped eirtensionl formedwith l'an opening constituting a"com-.

bined. inlet and outletY and vadapted tofsucl.l

cessively register Withthe tubes, lme'a.1f1s. op eating4 iin the cylinder for :creating-l a.

'v acuum in the tubes Whenthey successively register with the said .combined inletfand outlet thereby drawing a'v batch of. glassin the head, said extension'constitutingl means for temporarily' maintainingthe vacuum' in the-tube until the-tube;- cle'ars the extension when the vacuum is broken. and the batchv 'dropped from the head, and meansv engaging with the .carrier for intermittently revolving it.l :.3. t .glass batch gathering device' coi-nprising'` a. `t'iltable support, mean-s forl tilting said support and returning it to normal po? Y. I 75 .ried thereby, a headI connected to eachtube,

sition. a. revol'uble carrier, suction tubes v cari a stationary cylinder` extending in the car:

rier and fixed vto lsaid tiltable' support and .provided with a segmentfshaped extension formed 'with an openingconstitutng acombprlsinga tiltable support,-means' Vfor tilting' bined inlet land outletand adapted to successivelyfregister with theftubes, means op-- erating 'in ,the cylinder for creating4 a register with the said combined inletand vacuum-.in the tubes when they successively outlet thereby drawing-a batchof glassini' ,the-head; said extension constituting'means for temporarily maintaining thevacuum in the tube untilv the tube clears the extension when the vacuum is broken and the batch dropped. froml the head. means engaging with thecarrier for intermittently revolvingV it, and vfrictionrollers carried by said tilt- Vable `support and engaging` said carrier. v-

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in'the presence o'f two witnesses.

sing the "Commissioner of- Patents, i 

